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Holabird Middle

Q: Is Holabird Middle a good school?

Holabird Middle ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Maryland middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Holabird Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,027 students attended Holabird Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Holabird Middle?

Students at Holabird Middle are 51% Hispanic, 29% White, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Holabird Middle attend?

Students who attend Holabird Middle usually go on to attend Dundalk High

Public Grades 4-8

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 339 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Holabird Middle in Baltimore, MD, is a large school serving 1,027 students in grades 4 through 8, located in the Dundalk area and part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, where nearly 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Holabird Middle faces significant challenges, particularly in mathematics, where only 5.6% of students overall are proficient—far below the state average of 27.1% and the lowest among its Baltimore County peers like Sparrows Point Middle (11.3%) and Deep Creek Middle (4.6%). The situation is most severe in upper grades, with just 1% of 7th graders and 1.2% of 8th graders proficient in math. However, there is a notable bright spot: 81.8% of students taking Algebra I are proficient, dramatically higher than the district average of 13% and far exceeding peers like Sparrows Point Middle (24.2%). This "Algebra I paradox" suggests that while a small group of accelerated students receives excellent preparation, the majority of students lack adequate math support. In English Language Arts, Holabird's proficiency rate of 20.5% lags behind some high-poverty schools in the neighboring Baltimore City Public Schools district, such as The Crossroads School (45%) and Lillie May Carroll Jackson School (31.3%).

On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved significantly, dropping from a peak of 46.8% in 2020-2021 to 28.5% in 2024-2025, which is now lower than several nearby schools like Deep Creek Middle (40.4%) and General John Stricker Middle (42.3%). Interestingly, Holabird's per-student spending of $17,292 is the lowest among its Baltimore County peers, yet its performance is not the worst—General John Stricker Middle, which spends the most ($22,145), has even lower math scores (2.3%). This indicates that the school's challenges are more about how resources are used than a lack of funding. The key takeaway for parents is that while Holabird Middle has a highly effective Algebra I program for a select few, it struggles to provide strong math instruction for the majority of its students, and its improving attendance is a hopeful sign that needs to translate into academic gains.

1,027

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,292

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 Delvale Ave
Baltimore, MD 21222-1235

(443) 809-7049

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Holabird Middle usually attend:

High:

Dundalk High

Feeder schools for Holabird Middle:

Elementary:	Berkshire Elementary
	Colgate Elementary
	Norwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

White:

28.5%

African American:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (13% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg32%

Maryland avg37%

Elementary school

754^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

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Middle school

312^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Maryland Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 29Middle Schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools

18^th of 25Baltimore County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	754 of 864	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	796 of 865	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	824 of 859	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	835 of 855	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	756 of 862	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	648 of 802	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	796 of 853	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	772 of 857	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	755 of 847	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	730 of 845	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	726 of 859	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.6	624 of 867	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.9	657 of 796	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.5	343 of 347	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.6	439 of 546	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.7	651 of 788	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.5	134 of 136	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	8.9	513 of 528	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	312 of 339	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	318 of 337	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	298 of 328	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	300 of 322	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	302 of 333	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	248 of 303	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	302 of 316	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	296 of 328	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	266 of 317	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	248 of 314	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	245 of 315	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.7	254 of 339	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	286 of 316	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	257 of 314	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	281 of 309	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.1	275 of 324	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.7	238 of 301	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.1	237 of 283	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	81.0	53 of 264	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	79.5	51 of 254	79.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.0	57 of 255	77.6%	★★★★☆
2004	76.9	58 of 252	77.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.2	194 of 259	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.4	242 of 303	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	17.0	195 of 207	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	44.9	152 of 273	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	17.2	251 of 288	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	5.9	136 of 136	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	20.8	117 of 120	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	5.7	209 of 210	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)20th percentile~ school

Female (2021)17th percentile~ school

Male (2021)17th percentile~ school

White (2021)3rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2021)1st percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2021)1st percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)44th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2021)25th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)20th percentile~ school

Male (2021)13th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2021)6th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2021)2nd percentile-16 vs school

White (2021)<1st percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)<1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-31 vs state

Geometry18%-27 vs state

Science12%-19 vs state

Algebra I7%-14 vs state

Mathematics6%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)						MCAP English Language Arts (2026)						MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Geometry (2026)	MCAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holabird Middle	Public	4-8	1701 Delvale Ave	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-7049	1,027	66	15.5	67.9%	293 (28.5%)	107 (10.4%)	523 (50.9%)	37 (3.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.7%)	13.9	312^th of 339 public middle schools	8.0%		13	318^th of 337 public middle schools	5.6%	6	12.9	12.3	5.0	1.0	1.2	5.6	19.8	19.4	20.7	21.3	20.3	20.5	7.0	17.6	14.7	11.2	$17,292	$2,109	$15,184
Dundalk Middle	Public	6-8	7400 Dunmanway	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7018	598	51	11.7	70.9%	134 (22.4%)	141 (23.6%)	258 (43.1%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.4%)	17	298^th of 339 public middle schools	12.1%		10.4	329^th of 337 public middle schools	2.4%	31			6.0	1.8	3.2	5.6			26.6	29.0	19.2	25.0	81.8	15.4		11.1	$20,069	$2,910	$17,159
General John Stricker Middle	Public	6-8	7855 Trappe Rd	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-7038	713	51	14.0	73.4%	322 (45.2%)	157 (22.0%)	149 (20.9%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (9.4%)	13.7	314^th of 339 public middle schools	7.4%		13.6	313^th of 337 public middle schools	7.1%	1			5.1	0.0	0.0	2.3			25.9	20.4	20.2	22.2	2.8	2.2		8.6	$22,145	$3,596	$18,549
Vanguard Collegiate Middle	Public	6-8	5000 Truesdale Avenue	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2069	313	22	14.2	85.6%	14 (4.5%)	247 (78.9%)	29 (9.3%)	16 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10	333^rd of 339 public middle schools	1.8%		10.8	327^th of 337 public middle schools	3.0%	6			0.0	0.0	2.1	0.7			13.5	12.5	14.4	13.5				2.1	$30,169	$5,684	$24,484
Deep Creek Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 S Marlyn Ave	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(443) 809-0112	670	49	13.6	75.5%	130 (19.4%)	376 (56.1%)	96 (14.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.4%)	19.8	286^th of 339 public middle schools	15.6%		22.8	258^th of 337 public middle schools	23.4%	28			6.4	2.3	0.0	4.6			26.4	35.6	29.5	30.4	16.7	7.7		14.4	$20,353	$2,419	$17,934
The Crossroads School	Public, Charter	6-8	802 S Caroline Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 276-4924	162	14	11.5	74.7%	5 (3.1%)	109 (67.3%)	44 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	41.5	185^th of 339 public middle schools	45.4%		35.1	202^nd of 337 public middle schools	40.1%	17			20.8	8.2	11.1	13.1			43.4	53.1	39.7	45.0	7.7			13.8	$31,737	$7,080	$24,656
Stemmers Run Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	201 Stemmers Run Rd	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(410) 887-0177	831	55	15.1	70.2%	275 (33.1%)	301 (36.2%)	176 (21.2%)	17 (2.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.6%)	17.8	294^th of 339 public middle schools	13.3%		20.9	273^rd of 337 public middle schools	19.0%	21			7.3	1.1	0.6	5.3			24.4	22.5	29.0	25.3	20.0	10.0		15.9	$19,926	$2,668	$17,259
Lillie May Carroll Jackson School	Public, Charter	5-8	2200 Sinclair Lane	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 320-9499	209	14	14.9	82.8%	3 (1.4%)	200 (95.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	20.1	282^nd of 339 public middle schools	16.8%		19	285^th of 337 public middle schools	15.4%	3		0.0	0.0	6.1	5.3	3.3		26.7	26.1	40.3	28.1	31.3			20.0	3.5	$29,164	$6,398	$22,766
Sparrows Point Middle	Public	6-8	7400 North Point Rd	Baltimore	21219	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7524	555	36	15.6	48.8%	415 (74.8%)	53 (9.5%)	50 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	28.3	234^th of 339 public middle schools	31.0%		39.1	187^th of 337 public middle schools	44.5%	47			12.6	4.5	2.1	11.3			31.5	43.6	31.1	35.4	24.2	18.2		20.1	$17,737	$1,722	$16,015
Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys	Public, Charter	4-8	2525 Kirk Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5320	303	20	15.1	78.9%	2 (0.7%)	291 (96.0%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.8	313^th of 339 public middle schools	7.7%		12.6	319^th of 337 public middle schools	5.3%	6	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.9	5.9	2.6	9.1	0.0	9.6	26.8	19.1	15.4			0.0	3.0	$24,945	$7,203	$17,743

Frequently Asked Questions about Holabird Middle

What high school do graduates of Holabird Middle attend?

Students who attend Holabird Middle usually go on to attend Dundalk High

How many students attend Holabird Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,027 students attended Holabird Middle.

Is Holabird Middle a good school?

Holabird Middle ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Maryland middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Holabird Middle?

Students at Holabird Middle are 51% Hispanic, 29% White, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Holabird Middle in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

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